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'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Little wealth, little care.
Little wealth, little care.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
